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HR5292

Altitude: -50.6°   Azimuth: 130.2°   Direction: South-East

HR5292 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5292 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its reltive faintness, HR5292 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR5292 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR5292 star
DSS2 image of HR5292. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5292 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR5292

6.34
Sub-giant

HR5292 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -50.6°
Azimuth: 130.2°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR5292

HR5292 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR5292 are provided in the following table:

14h 08m 56s
-59° 16’ 36”
312.7°
2.12°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR5292 in the sky:

Finder chart HR5292 star
Simplified finder chart for HR5292.

Visibility of HR5292 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR5292 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR5292 from the Sun and relative movement

HR5292 is distant 1,068.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

327.87 pc
1,068.85 ly
-2 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/year
-0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR5292

HR5292 belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.24
B5IV
9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5292 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR5292. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR5292

SAO241478
SAO241478